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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how many states enacted laws that gave victims specific right to participate in the trial process or to make a victim impact statement?
(a) 36.
(b) 27.
(c) 42.
(d) 39.

2. In what county did Mozelle and Onzelle live?
(a) Chambers.
(b) Barbour.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Escambia.

3. How old was Assistant Attoney General Don Valeska in Chapter 9?
(a) 50s.
(b) 35.
(c) 47.
(d) 40s.

4. When did "The New York Times" attempt to raise money to defend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. against perjury charges in Alabama?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1961.

5. What did Colbey name her stillborn son?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Stephen.
(c) David.
(d) Timothy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did O'Connor move to in Chapter 11?

2. What was Brenda Lewis's occupation before she became a paralegal?

3. When were laws enacted to make involuntary commitment to a mental institution more difficult?

4. In 1992, how many people were executed in the United States?

5. In 1999, how many people were executed in the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why was Stevenson optimistic about what evidence in the McMillian case might accomplish in the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals?

2. Why was Marsha Colbey charged with capital murder?

3. Why did McMillian have to quit his logging business?

4. Why was it so difficult to get money for wrongful imprisonment?

5. What were conditions like at Tutwiler Prison?

6. What was Michael O'Connor's background?

7. Who was John Patterson?

8. What was Sullivan like in 1989, and what was his home life like?

9. In Chapter 11, why did Stevenson have to take bomb threats seriously?

10. Why did Stevenson's office in Atlanta sue Angola Prison?

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